The Malay Archipelago

by Alfred Russel Wallace

Overview

Wallace's The Malay Archipelago is recognized as the classic work on the flora, fauna, and peoples of the area which is now called Indonesia. Based largely on field journals Wallace kept during the eight years he spent in Malaysia and Indonesia between 1854 and 1862, this work ranks as one of the greatest travel books on the region and, in its analysis of the geographical distribution of animals, as one of the most important natural history books of the 19th century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783732640133
Publisher:	Outlook Verlag
Publication date:	04/05/2018
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist and explorer. He is best known for proposing a theory of natural selection which is believed to have prompted Charles Darwin to publish his own theory.Wallace performed extensive fieldwork, first in the Amazon River basin and then in the Malay Archipelago.

Editorial Reviews

"One of the great classics of travel literature. It is indeed good news that Oxford University Press has now made available a handsome new edition of the book . . . . Natural scientists and anthropologists, in addition to being entertained, will find a vast store of scientific facts, many of which can no longer be observed firsthand." —Science Books and Films

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